Safe Place is the first step to help for any youth in crisis or at risk. This community collaboration program, operated by youth shelters or youth serving agencies make it possible for any youth to access help at locations including fast food restaurants, convenience stores, fire stations, libraries and city buses which display the Safe […]
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Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. The program was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of teen injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions. Teen drivers and their parents/guardians […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee El Dorado Hills-based Vicom Wireless said Tuesday that it has deployed its first fire-detection system for the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Over two years, Vicom Wireless designed and built a forest fire surveillance and detection system for use throughout El Dorado County. […]
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The Women’s Opportunity Awards program aids women seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education. The program helps women who, as the primary wage earners for their families, must improve their employment status by entering or returning to the work force. Women’s Opportunity Awards applicants have faced severe hardships that […]
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Douglas County’s 2010 State of the County presentation will revisit the county’s history, celebrate a decade of success and chart the course for the future. The event begins with a social at 6pm on March 15 at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda, Minden. The presentation starts at 6:30pm featuring Guy Rocha, historian and former Nevada […]
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By Brenda Knox On a sunny bluebird ski day we gathered around my iPhone at the top of Grandview to check out where we wanted to ski after lunch. My iPhone had a good connection and it was fun to peruse the Sierra-at-Tahoe map from the iTrail application. I’m finding that my iPhone applications work […]
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By Susan Wood When South Shore actor Rhonda Keen considers the “Laramie Project” opening next weekend at Lake Tahoe Community College, the local production hits home on many fronts. The stirring docu-drama to be performed at Duke Theatre from March 12-14 and March 18-21 was introduced by the New York Tectonic Theatre and writer-director Moises […]
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On March 20, hundreds of brave souls with warm hearts will be taking the Plunge for Special Olympics. Join Area Director Jody Filgo and others to help raise funds for the Special Olympics South Lake Tahoe athletes. It is easy to participate and there is still time to join. Register online and then email family, […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s not quite the same as giving birth at home, but the improvements to the birthing center at Barton Memorial Hospital make it seem less sterile and more comforting. A $200,000 donation by Ethelmae Haldan and matching funds from the South Lake Tahoe hospital transformed the eight-room facility into a more welcoming […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Halfway into the four-hour annual Business Expo, it was hard to get around. Organizers thought this was a good thing. Friday night was a time for members of Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce to show off what they are all about. The convention center at Harveys casino was […]
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